Ancient Places
Explore mysterious ancient ruins, sacred sites, places of great historical importance and phenomenal archaeological sites. Many ancient places offer us unique glimpse to the past.
Marvel over the astonishing architecture and history. You will be magically transported back in time.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The ancient temple complex Medinet Habu has survived in the arid desert climate for thousands of years. But in the 100 years since
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The great ancient city of Timgad is the largest Roman settlement ever built in North Africa. In AD 100, Emperor Trajan created the
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A. Sutherland- AncientPages.com - The "Dwarfie Stane" is a remarkable ancient and massive piece of red sandstone. This 5,000-year-old block is surrounded by a mystery that has not
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A growing body of evidence is illuminating a bold and inspiring thesis: the Balkan Peninsula, not ancient Mesopotamia, may be the true cradle
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Megalithic graves appeared more or less simultaneously in southern Sweden and were first used around 3500–3300 cal BC. Image credit: Jorchr - CC BY-SA
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - How can we tell what old carvings are worthy of further investigation and may contain a secret message? Sometimes, we encounter carvings we
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Saving lives is more important than archaeological and historical sites. However, regretfully, we must inform you that the ancient Gaziantep Castle has been
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - When many ancient monuments and prehistoric places are either neglected or destroyed, news emphasizing the importance of preserving heritage is welcome. Located near
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Founded in the 780s, Kaupang (in Old Norse' kaupangr', 'market' or 'trading place) was Norway's important commercial and production city for Vikings and others.
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - It is always splendid when ancient knowledge can be preserved for future generations. One of the greatest Greek philosophers was Aristotle of Stagira
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A remarkable landmark, a surviving 14-meter ancient Roman Obelisk is located near the Veliko Tarnovo district village of Lessicheri in the North-Central region
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Places
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Using an interactive map, you can find out which Indigenous land you live on. The map covers the whole world and was deliberately
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Enigmatic Ales Stenar (in English, Ale's Stones) are located high on the ridge above the old-fashioned fishing village of Kåseberga near Ystad, Sweden. Ales stones,
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Early Maltese temples were egg-shaped and resembled the womb of the goddess of fertility. Later, from 4,000 to 3,000 BC, the Maltese built
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., many people in Pompeii lived a comfortable life. At the time of the destruction,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Ledberg Stone (Ledbergsstenen) is considered one of Sweden's most beautiful Runestones. This landmark is also one of the country's more familiar runestones due
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The 2,500-year-old Empuries (also Emporiae) site on the Costa Brava was built in 575 BC. It was a Greek and, later, a Roman colony
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Arminghall Henge in Norwich, UK was first seen from the air in 1929, and was excavated in 1935. The 5,000-year-old timber circle is
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - About 1,000 years ago, legendary King Harald Bluetooth built several impressive Viking fortresses. Today, there is not much left of these once powerful
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The problem with researching Iceland's ancient history is the lack of written sources. Most scholars say Iceland was discovered by Norse people who
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The prehistoric ruins of the Din Lligwy settlement have a long history spanning three eras. House foundations at Din Lligwy hut circle, Anglesey, August
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Norway's stave churches were built on remarkable technology that contributed to their uniqueness. The structures are impressive and highly unique examples of medieval
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Archaeology
Eddie Gonzales Jr. - AncientPages.com - About 8,000 to 10,000 years ago, a major climate shift took place, and Sahara turned into a desert. Before this occurred, the region
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The use of LIDAR, (light detection and ranging) has helped to uncover more secrets of Calakmul, an enormous ancient Maya city. As a
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - We can thank the pyramids of Giza for roads. A vital part of our built environment, they've been a staple of human existence
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Conny Waters - AncientPages-com - An unusual exhibition is taking place in Kentucky, USA. Backed by the Ark Encounter and the associated Creation Museum a full-sized Ark of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Impressive drone footage has revealed an ancient Mesopotamian city known as Lagash challenges long-held ideas about the origin and development of the world’s
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Crannogs are fascinating ancient artificial islands in Britain and Ireland. Previous studies have revealed hundreds of crannogs, mostly in Scotland, Ireland, and Northern
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Pyramids are frighteningly anonymous structures. Pharaohs built huge and well-constructed pyramids, tombs, and temples to glorify themselves and to be remembered after death, but
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Standing atop one of the highest points in Florence, Italy, the San Miniato al Monte Basilica offers a magnificent panorama over the city.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - It would seem ancient Maya cities in Mesoamerica are as beautiful as dangerous. There is solid evidence that beneath the soil surface of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - One of Britain's most impressive ancient Roman ruins is Hadrian's Wall. Also known as the Picts' Wall, the massive structure prevented raiders from
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - We stand in the open fields of Spanish Lookout, a modernized Mennonite farming community in Central Belize, looking at what remains of ancestral
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Situated in Luxor, about 6 km from the Valley of the Kings, the Habu Temple is one of the most important Egyptian temples.
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Researchers link an eruption in the Aleutian Islands to Nile flood failures during Cleopatra’s reign. Cleopatra wouldn’t have seen the clouds of ash
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AncientPages.com - The city of Mayapán was the largest Mayan city from approximately 1200 to 1450 AD. It was an important political, economic and religious center, and the
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The mountain fortress of Rabana-Merquly in modern Iraqi Kurdistan was one of the major regional centers of the Parthian Empire, which extended over
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - What started three years ago as an ordinary study of some ancient ruins located around the San Pedro hermitage, known variously as El
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - An unrecognized, hidden, and millennia-old subterranean world lies under the surface of our planet. Unknown ancient men once dug an underground world of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient Tintagel Castle has quite spectacular natural topography, particularly the eroded neck of land dividing the island from the mainland. Located on both sides
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Located not far from the international airport, the Al Wathba region is home to a beautiful oasis-like wetland reserve that is enjoyed by
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Georgia Guidestones have been vandalized on previous occasions. The recent destruction of the monument dubbed "America's Stonehenge" near Elberton took place on
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